//podcastplus.net/feed/athletes-in-law~d77443e5 A lot of athletes become lawyers who become stars of the legal world. This podcast documents the lives of current and former competitive athletes who leveraged the mental aspects of sports to succeed in a field where many fail or underperform. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:24:33 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/10645719/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-02-27%2F348891076434c675f4a38949c9d7351a.m4a Susan Eisenberg is a partner in the Investment Funds Group at Kirkland & Ellis, based in the Houston office. Her practice focuses on representing alternative asset managers in fund formation and capital raising, operations, governance, regulatory compliance and related matters. Susan’s experience includes advising clients on the organization, structuring and operation of private investment funds and their management companies, marketing and distribution arrangements, trading and investment issues, coinvestment vehicles, fund liquidations and restructurings, investment adviser registration, compliance policies, regulatory investigations and exams and transactions among management companies and their principals, including joint ventures, spin outs and seed investments. Prior to joining Kirkland, Susan was the Global Product Counsel of KKR Credit where she oversaw the legal affairs of each investment product across all strategies within KKR Credit. She played a key role in the development and launch of... Thu, 27 Feb 2020 01:20:01 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/10645719/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-02-27%2F348891076434c675f4a38949c9d7351a.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/4086169/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-02-18%2F0d7a4389f8065ae53bed3f980a6e22bd.m4a Nicole‘s story is a snapshot of the American dream and I am so grateful that she shared it with so I can share it with you! Listen and let me know what you think. Also you can check out Nicole’s full bio here: https://www.sidley.com/en/people/n/noelliste-nicole-e--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/athletes-in-law/message Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:52:42 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/4086169/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-02-18%2F0d7a4389f8065ae53bed3f980a6e22bd.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/3456259/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-02-17%2F87a880b6f004e2a33d5c80531548911d.m4a Darrell and I had a great time on this episode and there’s too much to describe so the following is Darrell’s bio from his firm’s website. The bio only tells a fraction of his story so please listen and share if you enjoy what you hear!Darrell Windham is the managing member of the firm’s Austin office and has forty years of experience representing publicly traded and privately held clients, private equity funds and investors in complex M&A, capital markets and other domestic and global business transactions. Darrell has experience in a wide variety of industries, including life sciences, medical devices, technology, software and semi-conductors, entertainment and media, manufacturing and construction, and consumer products.Darrell represents both strategic and private equity buyers and sellers in a variety of M&A transactions, including corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations, joint ventures, strategic alliances and auction transactions. Darrell represents issuers, underwriters, invest... Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:00:07 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/3456259/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-02-17%2F87a880b6f004e2a33d5c80531548911d.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/3442490/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2019-5-4%2F16392980-44100-2-360d28b2b85f4.mp3 This is my first interview with Demetra Liggins, a former college volleyball player who is a Thompson & Knight partner with a successful restructuring and finance practice that is based out of Houston and New York.  Learn more about Demetra's law practice here: https://www.tklaw.com/people/demetra-liggins Check out Demetra's podcast, Corporate Homie, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corporate-homie-podcast/id1181977511 And follow Demetra on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demetra-liggins-b2069b3/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/athletes-in-law/message Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/3130940/podcast/play/3442490/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2019-5-4%2F16392980-44100-2-360d28b2b85f4.mp3